Have you ever watched a pitch contest and wondered why the best idea (in your opinion) didn’t win? Decisions in a pitch contest are mostly based on instincts about which venture has the best chance to ...

April 8th marks World Pageant Day, a celebration of the glitz, glamour, and global influence of beauty competitions. For decades, these competitions have been platforms for women to showcase their ...

It’s the mother of all insults. The Miss America and Miss World pageants ban either some or all moms from their competitions — but a New Yorker with a 6-year-old boy hopes to change that. Danielle ...

A New York woman is trying to change the rules of major beauty pageants that prohibit mothers from competing. Danielle Hazel’s ambitions of competing in Miss America and Miss World competitions came ...

Beauty pageants have long held the reputation, falsely perhaps, of attracting bubble-headed females whose cares only include the size of their waistline and flawless hair. In actuality, these Miss ...

This year's controversy exposed outdated attitudes towards women – but also gave contestants and organisers a chance to show what pageantry really stands for today.

The Philippines did well in the various international beauty competitions, particularly in what pageant experts and ...

Before they were major stars, some celebrities got their start on a different kind of stage. There are quite a few famous faces who began their career competing in beauty pageants. While some of these ...

PAGEANT WEEK, AND THERE’S A LOT MORE THAN GLITZ AND GLAM WHEN IT COMES TO THESE BEAUTY COMPETITIONS. JOINING US NOW WITH MORE IS MISS ROCKVILLE ON A GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. And for the scandal-ridden Miss Universe pageant, this is proving a big part of the problem. Opaque and subjective voting criteria have made it difficult to ...

Beauty pageants attract controversy like their contestants flock to tiaras. Just this week all of England was in an uproar about a Muslim woman vying to represent Britain in the Miss Universe ...